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he's stopped pooing - will he explode??!!

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elliott · 27/04/2004 11:11

ok of course he won't - but ds2 (21 weeks) hasn't done a poo for nearly a week and I'm starting to worry. I know all the books say infrequent pooing is ok in a breastfed baby, but just how long can he go and it still be alright?
Before this week he was going about every other day. I've just started a tiny amount of baby rice (3 days ago) which may not be helping but isn't the cause I'm sure.
Is there anything I can do to help? He seems fine btw, just occasional uncomfortable wind...

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Codswallop · 27/04/2004 11:12

great title though!

ithink this must make it onto the home page!

KPB · 27/04/2004 12:57

I would def. go to the doctor, just to get it checked out. A week does seem a bit long and it may be that he is constipated. My ds was constipated as a baby and we ended up giving him lactalose. This may not be the case with your ds but with babies I think it's always best to get it checked out! HTH

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frogs · 27/04/2004 13:05

You want explosion? Give him a teeny bit of watered-down orange juice in a bottle. That'll get his system moving. Just be prepared to hose the bathroom down afterwards...

Actually, this isn't entirely a joke -- my dd1 was like this and the health visitor suggested the above, with just those results. With ds and dd2 I've found that poos do get further apart on exclusively bfed babies as they get older, so I've just let them get on with it, and haven't bothered with the OJ. It'll all change again when you wean, anyway.

hth

wobblyknicks · 27/04/2004 13:07

dd was constipated a little while ago and lactulose worked wonders. Had her 'loosened' within 24 hours and no huge explosion, just a couple of hugely messy nappies!

Lisa78 · 27/04/2004 13:26

Hi elliott, I know how you feel, it worries you doesn't it, even though you have a vague idea that you shouldn't be worried?!
I echo frogs, my DS2 was just the same, he went from a dirty nappy after every feed, to no dirty nappies at all. My gp suggested the OJ but DS2 was only 6 weeks old so I ignored that and let nature take its course
He's now 25 weeks and generally goes at least once a day; however, when he stops going, after 3 or 4 days, I give him a bit of OJ in water then don the protective clothing and stand well back! He fills his nappy up to his neck and then seems to start going daily again
Good luck
Lisa
PS
I tend to give him the OJ about an hour before I go out and leave him with daddy Much better arrangement I think!!!!

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elliott · 27/04/2004 20:16

thanks all. He's produced a small amount today (and just as liquidy as ever so he's clearly not truly constipated) so maybe tomorrow will be explosion day. I've tried the massage technique and also giving him a bit of dilute juice (but he wasn't too impressed, prob had less than half an ounce) How much juice should you give? Its only a few days since he had anything other than breastmilk so it feels a bit weird giving him juice...
His farts are getting a bit wiffy though so I hate to think what the explosion will be like!
Just hope he doesn't get any more uncomfortable with it....

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boingyzebra · 27/04/2004 20:27

I think up to 2 weeks is ok in a 100% breastfed baby... wait for Tiktok to say what she thinks?

Demented · 27/04/2004 23:00

My DS2 could go 10 days, then it was an armpit job.

Lisa78 · 28/04/2004 16:28

any production today elliott?

clary · 28/04/2004 17:20

My DS1 used to go for a week without a pooh when solely b/fed; HV said it was quite normal, esp as he a) was clearly not unhappy (ie not constipated) and b) was still keen to feed! As others have said, it got more frequent once he was weaned. Tho even now (he's nearyl 5) he only goes every other day... made it easy when potty training tho, never had a pooh accident!! So what I'm saying Elliott, don't worry about it. The massage tip is good tho.

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elliott · 28/04/2004 20:41

No sign yet....we're now on day 8 (or possibly 9)....just had a pea-sized blob on nappy tonight.
this is very strange for me as ds1 was always a 5 times a day boy, well into his second year!

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Evita · 28/04/2004 22:09

Dd quite often went for longer than a week when she was fully b/f. I used to really worry about it but then I kind of got used to it and it was actually rather handy as I rarely got caught short with her in public! It just means that he's digesting almost everything he's having and there's little waste.

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